Prize Winners and Local News in Hawkeye Area
Saturday matines awarded prizes for word writing led by Harold Jones with 223 words. Gertrude Anderson and Lynn Wright won second and third. Lucky number drawings granted four dollar orders to Ralph Bird Frisco Jeffers and Leland Dunlap. Hawkeye Coal Co mine 312 miles east shut down temporarily. 85 workers affected. M. B. Worthington home near Bethel church destroyed by fire. only contents saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bessey
Harold Jones
Gertrude Andérson
Lynn Wright
Ralph Bird
Sumter and Son
Frisco Jeffers
Gamble and Co
Leland Dunlap
James Cotter
Hawkeye Coal Company
Maine
Fire Drives Family From Home On Bitter Winter Night
A family fled their home and were taken to a neighbor's house after a fire forced their evacuation during the coldest night of winter. The hose used belonged to Joseph Henry Horsman and was located on his farm, about 212 miles southwest of Red Rock.
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Joseph Henry Horsman
Red Rock
Record Hog Shipments Boost Pella Trade This Week
A record hog shipment week for Pella and surrounds saw contracts for 1500 hogs on Saturday, with most delivered Monday and Tuesday. About 23 car loads were sent by local dealers including Van der Zyl Bros with 11 hundred hogs, T. J. Edmand around 400, and Cheesam and Pos about 400.
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Pella
van der Zyl Bros
T. J. Edmand
Cheesam & Pos
Pahaska Tribe No 70 Calls Meet For Feb 15
Red Men members are urged to attend the regular meeting next Wednesday evening February 15 due to business of extra importance to be transacted. Sachem Wm Gezel urges full participation.
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Pahaska Tribe No.70
Gezel
Sachem
Harvey News Kicks Last Week's Harvey News
The Harvey News accused another party of taking credit for ad efforts and claimed helping to attract large crowds to a local store. The note questions local merchants’ reception of the campaign and remarks on the paper's pride in drawing crowds before mentioning a Knoxville resident, Butzell, visiting the city.
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Harvey News
Harvey
TR. Butzell
Knoxville
City
Fire in South Pell Destroys Room But Stops Short
About four o'clock last Saturday afternoon a fire alarm signaled a blaze in the southeast part of town. Firemen arrived within ten minutes and extinguished flames threatening the residence of mail carrier Mr Kirshberger. Origin and damage remain unclear as Kirshberger cannot provide many details. The stove pipe may have started the fire which was nearing the roof before discovery. firefighters prevented major damage.
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Kirshberger
Knoxville Jurors Listed For District Court Week
A roster of jurors summoned to Knoxville this week for the present term of district court includes W. L. Brown Knoxville O H Viersen Lake Prairie A Horstman Franklin K E W McVey Liberty D F Christ Washington G J Jones Union H Horsman Pleasant Grove John Toom Polk I W Stillwell Dallas J C Wilson Red Rock A G Dykstra Summit J A Toom Clay plus several other county residents.
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Knoxville
W. L. Brown
O. H. Viersen
Lake Prairie
A. Horstman
Franklin
KE. W. McVey
Liberty
D. F. Christ
Washington
G. J. Jones
Union
H. Horsman
Pleasant Grove
John ‘Foom
Polk
I. W. Stillwell
Dallas
J. C. Wilson
Red Rock
A. G. Dykstra
Summit
J. A. Toom
Clay
College Notes Miss Condit Visits Sister in Lake
Miss Condit of Lake visits her student sister Miss Lelia this week. Clyde Clark Masters and Hoge Sadler left for Muscatine as delegates to the Y M C A convention of state colleges in session Friday through Sunday. Miss Lelia Horn improves after illness at the Dormitory. Student Slausen is on the sick list at Mrs Pheirs. Rev T F Proctor of Spirit also noted.
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Condit
Lake
Lelia
Clyde Clark
Me Masters
Hoge Sadler
Muscatine
Lelia Horn
Slausen
Pheirs
College Basketball Trip and Local Results
Lake visits four church students over Monday night returning Tuesday. College basketball faces Muscatine Friday with plans to stay for Y M C A Convention. Central teams traveled to Des Moines last Saturday and suffered losses to Highland Park. Girls missing Miss Van der Kieft showed resilience with Neff stepping in. Johnson and Sadier scored, Highland won 16 to 11. Boys trailed 38 to 6.
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Muscatine
Central
Des Moines
Highland Park
van der Kieft
Neff
Singer
Margaret Johnson
Nina Sadier
Highland
District court meets at MKnoxville Tuesday morning
Local notes report a district court session in Knoxville Tuesday morning and a flurry of social visits. Mrs. Loreda Dennis stayed with her sister near Pella, while Simon Baron from Chicago visited his uncle Dr. H. S. Baron in the city. Various residents are listed with weekly goings on and business notices.
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District Court
Mknoxville
Sarah Welle
Simon Baron
Chicago
H.S. Baron
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M. B. Worthington
Bethel Church
Harvey News Kicks
South Pell
College
Tf. ‘T. Proctor
Dano
G. G. Thomassen
South Pella
Loreda Dennis
J. J. Vanderwerf
F. P. Walker
John Hansen
Gertrude Beyer
Orange City
D. W. Gaass
J. B. Hamilton
Iowa
J. B. Grasmeier
Life Insurance Company
Barnum
Sam S. Sherman
Sam
Methodist Parsonage
J. Heiting
M. E
Sherman’s
Everet Tynseling Farm
H. Kuyper & Son
Aed
Valentines
Pete
Herman van der Linden
Harry Renaud
Haselbarth
John van Vitet
Cornie Wormhoudt
J. H
Southwest
United States
J. M. Cox
S. F. Boyd
Dist
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